Bronwyn Boyle
Bronwyn Boyle is CISO at PPRO, a global e-commerce payments platform. She has over twenty years' experience leading and advising international organisations in cybersecurity, technology, compliance, data protection, strategy, operations and counter-fraud, across a range of organisations from international banks to FinTech start-ups, scale-ups, and regulatory institutions. She has a passion for security culture, innovation and supporting diversity and psychological resilience in the cyber community.
Brownwyn has won numerous industry accolades, including SC Award's Woman of Influence, and is frequently cited in the Top 50 Women in FinTech. She's a non-executive director and advises a number of FinTechs and RegTechs on security and privacy, strategy and product development.
What's the most exciting part of your current role?
Leading on responsible AI enablement at TSB and PPRO. It's unusual for Security to own and lead this kind of technology transformation. I want to demonstrate that responsible and secure use of AI can be built into organisational strategies, driving value from the outset. It's important to me to highlight how empathetic partnering between security and business functions generates positive outcomes that benefit the company and industry.
At both companies, I've established a company-wide governance structure for responsible, secure AI use and partnered on responsible exploration of a broad range of AI initiatives and industry collaborations. By driving closer convergence between security, technology and business teams, we're realising tangible commercial benefits, catalysing transformative growth and safely unlocking new opportunities.
What do you consider your greatest IT achievement of the last 12 months?
Joining the board of Cybermindz.org, a groundbreaking not-for-profit addressing the high-stress nature of cybersecurity by building psychological resilience and mental well-being. I've featured at international security events (e.g. BlackHat, Cybersecurity Festival, InfoSec Europe) and am working with organisations across the industry to address industry burn-out.
Cybermindz.org’s pioneering initiative aims to break the stigma associated with mental health in cyber, safeguard talented individuals and ensure they are equipped to thrive in a demanding field that is currently experiencing significant attrition due to the "always on" nature of the job.
What's the biggest challenge facing IT leaders today, and how are you tackling it?
The DEI rollbacks in 2025 have had a really negative impact on many women in tech. Many of the women I mentor have been feeling really cut up about it and have been discussing dropping out of tech altogether. This is a really sad outcome, particularly given diversity has such a proven positive impact on commercial success.
I've tackled this by creating a community for women in security, to provide a safe space for support and guidance. I'm also leaning in on industry events such as a recent AWS Women in Cloud symposium to encourage women and support them in their tech journey.
What piece of technology could you not live without, and why?
My phone, for chatting purposes! I love talking and connecting with people, and it's wonderful that the people we care about are only a button away.
What excites you most about the future of IT?
The democratisation of knowledge and opportunity that AI can bring, as long as it's deployed safely and ethically. The idea that people can bring their dreams and innovations to life through AI is mind-blowing!
What’s the strangest job you’ve ever had?
Working with a photography agency doing photos for university graduations, while I was a student. It was really special being part of such an important day for all the graduates and seeing the happiness and pride of their families!
If you could instantly master one new skill, what would it be?
I used to really love coding, and I miss the alchemy of writing software as a creative act. I'd love to learn new coding languages and refresh my hands-on techie skills! I'm also trying to learn the theremin at the moment, which is proving super tricky, so if I can have two skills, I'd love to be able to figure that out!